I run Ubuntu 20.04 lts on the Dell XPS 13 i7 10700 (12 ht cores!). I bought the windows version ~8 months ago. It is a great form factor and quiet and Ubuntu is a dream. I run dual 4k 32 inch monitors from the laptop when closed via the many USB c ports. It just works.
Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition with Ubuntu 20.04 LTS pre-installed
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Re: Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition with Ubuntu 20.04 LTS pre-installed
#42What’s the story with full disk encryption on Ubuntu these days? Last time I checked (a while ago) it was a bit clunky, but now I’m considering a Linux desktop after 10 yrs of macOS and filevault, so checking my options. Thanks!
What was clunky? The installer supports it and then all you have to do is insert the password on boot.
When I got a XPS 13 ~4 years ago full disk encryption didn't work at all on Ubuntu due to the NVME drive and Dell support had no workarounds and neither did the internet. I certainly hope it's fixed by now.
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#43What about Dell Precision series? I thought they are supposed to support Linux and they certainly carry pretty impressive specs.
I have an older precision. Built like a tank and then some, great specs, ugly as hell, on the heavy side, awful battery, huge brick sized charger, but everything replaceable, takes being dropped in it's stride, takes any abuse it receives in it's stride.
Re: Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition with Ubuntu 20.04 LTS pre-installed
#44At this point, waiting for the mobile Ryzens to appear across the laptop ranges seems like a good idea. They've crammed 8 cores instead of 4 into the same TDP and made laptop chips that are in the same ballpark as the dekstop counterparts: https://www.cpubenchmark.net/compare/Intel-i7-10610U-vs-AMD-... The graphics should also be better than the Intel ones. So far the only interesting laptop I've seen is the Lenovo T…
Anyone know how well power management works with AMD and linux?
Would those AMD 8 core chips consume a similar amount of power to the i7-1065G7? (quad core 10nm)
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#45I've been havin XPS 13 for nearly 2 years now. Personally, haven't had any issues in terms of reliability.I even managed to spill my soup on it a couple of times and it ended up working after it. Battery capacity halfed over this period, however I can't comment on this,as I don't know how other laptops perform in this area.the only weird thing about it is the camera positioned at the bottom of the screen...
Re: Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition with Ubuntu 20.04 LTS pre-installed
#46Does ThinkPad X/T have something similar? On their website the only option is Windows.
No. Lenovo doesn't sell linux laptops in the US on the open market. You may be able to buy one through the IT sales channel or in some other countries.
There was an announcement in April that they will "soon" be shipping some laptops with Fedora.
https://fedoramagazine.org/coming-soon-fedora-on-lenovo-lapt...
Re: Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition with Ubuntu 20.04 LTS pre-installed
#47Earlier quoted context omitted.
Dell has a strange website. Last time I was looking for a model with lots of RAM it took me ages until I understood how to get to the part that lets me configure it freely.
No, seems to me as well that 32GB is not available for Ubuntu.
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#48Does the sound-card make any popping sounds turning on and off?? I have an older XPS 13-9343 and sadly this was a huge issue with Ubuntu/Linux. It would pop on and off whenever you used audio.
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#49Is this still a glossy-only screen option? I would happily by the XPS 15 with a non-glossy screen. I have been forced to use the Precision models with Ubuntu pre-installed and suffered both mediocre performance, battery life, build quality, and even the sound output not working.
Unfortunately I am using a Mac from my employer for the first time in years. It is nice to have hardware that works extremely well again! But the glare is bad in certain lighting conditions and the touch bar is extremely annoying. I have caps lock mapped to escape, but it is just a more difficult place to get my pinky finger to.
Re: Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition with Ubuntu 20.04 LTS pre-installed
#50What’s the story with full disk encryption on Ubuntu these days? Last time I checked (a while ago) it was a bit clunky, but now I’m considering a Linux desktop after 10 yrs of macOS and filevault, so checking my options. Thanks!
What was clunky? The installer supports it and then all you have to do is insert the password on boot.
The initial setup is definitely easy, but I wish additional setup would have a graphical interface. Notably, changing or removing a passphrase, both of which should be tucked away somewhere in the settings.
Your current options are gnome-disks and cryptsetup, and the former simply didn't work with long passphrases last time I dabbled with it.
It's also quite difficult to encrypt an existing setup without formatting the drive. You'd need to unmount your root partition, and since you can't do that from a running system, you'd need to boot off of a USB stick first. BitLocker is definitely easier in that regard.